Once in a blue moon a song comes along that truly takes my breath away. Now I have reviewed several Steffany Beck numbers and I am absolutely sold on this artist as a truly talented and professional performer, singer, songwriter, guitar player. I’ve reviewed one absolutely brilliant Miranda Easten single, and this lady is equal…

I’ve been waiting for Blake‘s new single since I was privileged to comment on her earlier release about mental health. Such a talented wordsmith to be able to put such significant life experiences into such captivating lyrics, surrounded by such commercially viable yet individualistic singles. I really like this artists emotional intelligence and her ability…

Once the frontman for Atlas, which holds the record for the longest tenure for a single at the top of the NZ singles chart (beating even Scribe), Sean Cunningham is back under his own name and new single Habit is going onto my personal Spotify playlist as well as the Flash-Trax one. What a gorgeous…

Yahaaaaaaaarrrrr! It’s about time someone took us to Mos Eisley and the rough-ass Cantina with its no droids door policy and the most “wretched hive of scum and villainy“. It looks like this band knew to be careful… Brother Sister brings us a serving of their homage to that mid-80s funk/synth pop stuff that was…

This is a good, good band. The fabulously named Fin Rah Zel, named I assume from the powerful sorceress that helped Willow Ufgood to defeat evil queen Bavmorda in the original Willow movie, they give me the opportunity to release the inner D & D geek of old. My character classes of choice were half-Elf…

Go to a dark rave with Tāmaki Makaurau based Grecco Romank! This is pure night club music, not the sort of stuff for the faint hearted. Band members Billie Fee, Mikey Sperring and Damian Golfinopoulos have quite a CV to their names in other NZ acts, and have transferred this to Grecco Romank. We’ve got…

One of this country’s premier blues guitarists returns with an amazing swamp blues track. Courtnay Low is the driving force behind The Unholy Reverie, and this is a lady who has chops and loves to perform. Lost At Sea is a dip into deep Southern Blues, I find myself craving a Po’Boy or some blackfish…

The ballooning success of Silcrow is reinforced by new single What I Am. The four-piece based out of Auckland is a growing force in the Aotearoa rock scene with its blend of bluesy rock and the muddy introspection of grunge. Lorenzo, Oscar, Conor and Carl are carefully crafting a sound that’s definitive of the times…